MOUNT for tachometer, gps, camera, switchbox ........

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I was looking for a handlebar mount that I could use on a lot of things , like a camera , adding a switchbox, a gps, a tachometer
or just about anything you could think of that you would want on your bars. well there was not a single mount that is made to do all that , mater of fact each item had its own mount you could by for $40.00 to $60.00 , ouch .
ON with the hunt , you see i am an avid hunter and was a gunsmith, so why not use 1" scope rings around the handlebars and the bases as the mount bracket to whatever you want to mount. they are good looking , cheap $6.00 for two rings and $5.00 for two bases and if you look on ebay you might find them cheaper, and best of all they are universal, you can mount anything on your bars and it looks good.


I like the weaver mounts (cheap and very strong)




Drill 1/4" hole in the base




(NOTE: i like to use stainless steel bolts these are license plate bolts from wal=mart 4 for 1.87 w/ nuts)

Grind the head of a 1/4" bolt to make it flatter and two side to fit in the channel of the base. make sure that the top of the head of the bolt is below the top or the mount flats and doesn't block the notches of the base as this will keep the rings from seating . now a flat washer and nut and tighten .





screw the bracket to the bottom of your cam (tach.. whatever) add washers to make it 90 degrees from the way you want it to face .




your rings came with an allen wrench so take out the screws and mount the rings to the handlebars where you want it and tighten the ring to the bars then loosen the big slotted nut on the ring and place the base/bracket and tighten the slotted nut. now adjust the rings with the allen wrench to get the view you want or where you want it.




In the picture below if you look close near the left clutch bracket you will see a mount painted with chrome paint and a switchbox for my aug. lights.





cost 1.87 bolts 4 ea
6.00 rings 2 ea
5.00 bases 2 ea
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12.87 two sets



drive safe , your friend , Jonathan (Horse)

very clever!

horseman8m,

You are the bomb......Awesome idea!

Are you sure you want to be a darksider????? You are so smart, that it seems hard that we could fool you that the cart tire will work........

NO, really!!!! Neat idea for holding stuff to the bars.


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Good way to mount a camera.
Now if I could only get down South and join up with SmokinJoe.

Jerry

Wonderful idea. I'm huge into shooting (comeptition and hunting) reload many thousand rounds a year as well as do some gunsmithing (machinest by trade) I also just happen to have several spare rings and mounts around, including a few almuminum anodized silver ones. You just gave me the idea for how to mount my camera to the bike.

Thanks,
George

Honestly! Within just a few words I began to see what you were doing, and I felt like that kid on the tricycle in the movie "The Incredibles".

This is one of the best "cheap mod" ideas I have seen since duct tape!

Given the different scope ring sizes available, you may have just solved a multitude of issues for me - like a cheap side mount license plate (I'll use two sets of rings and bases).

THANKS!

My kids call me MacGyver, I think I am going to compete for that title with you Bill,, excellent idea, don't shoot but hunt with a Bow.. The range I go to has a full line of guns. I am going to pick up a couple of mounts. Thanks, CLIFF

Ok guys, Yes I live in Texas but I don't know anything about guns, other than this, "guns don't kill people, people kill people".
But................. Can someone explain how this works? Since I don't know what these rings look like or how they function and the pictures are really hard to discern what is going on. HELP!

Thanks.